Alexi Lalas

Alexi Lalas, a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame and one of the sport’s most recognizable personalities, joined FOX Sports in January 2015 to serve its family of networks as lead studio analyst. He provides in-depth analysis across the network’s marquee soccer properties including the FIFA World Cup, U.S. Men’s National Team (USMNT) matches, FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Major League Soccer (MLS), Concacaf Gold Cup, Concacaf Champions League, Conmebol Copa America, Copa America Centenario and more. He also hosts the weekly podcast Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union.

Best known as a standout defender on the USMNT during the 1994 World Cup, Lalas was a key member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic Team and the 1998 World Cup squad. He was the first American to play in Italy’s top division, Serie A, with club Padova, before moving to MLS in 1996, the league’s inaugural season. One of the first signings for Major League Soccer, Lalas began his MLS career with the New England Revolution. He went on to play for the New York MetroStars (now the New York Red Bulls), Kansas City Wizards and the Los Angeles Galaxy. He enjoyed much of his on-field success with the LA Galaxy, winning the Concacaf Champions Cup, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and the MLS Cup in 2002. Following his retirement in 2002, Lalas was appointed President and General Manager of the San Jose Earthquakes. He served the same role with the New York MetroStars in 2005 and LA Galaxy in 2008 before joining ESPN.

One of the best defenders in American soccer history, Lalas was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2006. Lalas is also a member of the Rutgers Sports Hall of Fame (1998) and Rutgers Soccer’s 75th All-Anniversary Team. As a broadcaster, Lalas made history in 2018 as the first-ever soccer analyst to be nominated for a Sports Emmy in the Outstanding Sports Personality category.